China fake parts 'used in US military equipment'

1. China fake parts used in US military
equipment
Vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military
equipment, a key Senate committee has reported.
A year-long probe found 1,800 cases of fake parts in US military aircraft, the Senate Armed
Services Committee said.
The failure of a single electronic part in any military plane could pose safety and national
security risks and imposes higher costs on the Pentagon,